After serving on the Western Front with the 60th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Edward Carter Eaton, the son of Edward C. & Isabella (Carter) Eaton, transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1917. Later that year, he was assigned to 65 Squadron as a Sopwith Camel pilot. He was credited with five confirmed victories before he was killed in action by Fritz Rumey of Jasta 5.